Audio Reviews - Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry - Audio Review

A documentary that chronicles artist and activist Ai Weiwei as he prepares for a series of exhibitions and gets into an increasing number of clashes with the Chinese government.

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  August 20, 2012 at 5:50 PM, said ...

  I saw a short documentary about Weiwei on PBS last year (on Frontline, I think). I'm happy to see that this man and his story is getting more attention.

• August 05, 2012 at 8:15 PM, Haron Dick said ...

  This was a great review. I well check this movie out.

  
  
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  August 05, 2012 at 3:32 AM, Bryce Lloyd said ...

  @SJDrummer~ Raison d'etre.  Its a french phrase that means reason for existence.  So, a person's raison d'etre is essentially what get's them up in the morning or even their purpose in life, if you will.

• August 04, 2012 at 4:24 PM, Nathan said ...

  I've been to mainland China twice (Beijing and Shanghai) and on both occasions I was able to enjoy Spill and Spill podcasts. 

  
  
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  August 04, 2012 at 3:39 PM, said ...

  Ai Weiwaited along time outside of the movie theater to see this movie... A cat leader of China? Must be that Meao Zedong!

• August 04, 2012 at 6:52 AM, Filip Bjelobaba said ...

  Well if THE TRUTH is on the menu today... You Americans and us,  Europeans, get cheap stuff because China has cheap labor cost. Why is it cheap? Because China don't give a shit about workers rights. Do you want your new TV to be 30% more expensive? No. Neither do I. Do you want you appliances to be 30% more expensive? No. Your clothing? No. Almost every f****** thing? No. Neither do I. It's easier to close one eye and enjoy beautiful stuff...

  
  
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  August 04, 2012 at 6:09 AM, SJDrummer said ...

  did Leon say Raisin Deh-truh? teehee

• August 04, 2012 at 5:12 AM, said ...

  Yea the whole china is to big to be a democracy angle is total bs propaganda but the Chinese government. Look at india it also has over a billion people is a lot less wealthy and they have democracy.    

  
  
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  August 04, 2012 at 2:26 AM, Issac Valdmir Kojiro said ...

  Also Lai, we demonize YOUR GOVERNMENT, not the people of china. we demonize the mother fuckers who censor the internet, who make motherfuckers disappear and cover up the deaths of 1000s.

• August 04, 2012 at 2:21 AM, Issac Valdmir Kojiro said ...

  Randalph they were joking about the "everything made in china" thing.

  
  
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  August 04, 2012 at 2:17 AM, said ...

  The review was so awesome, though as someone who was born overseas and returned to study in China a couple years ago I feel like everyone's being a little harsh (specially with the whole 'everything made in China is completely awful' statement). For a nation as large (as Cyrus pointed out) as China, democracy could be a poisonous thing if suddenly given in all its totality to a nation that by and large still has a HUGE education disparity between middle and lower class. Having said that, the shit that happened to Ai, is totally unjustified and continues to be a huge point of embarrassment for Chinese people upon which close minded Westerners continue to demonize us. 

  Still an awesome review, hey Co-Host MIND YOUR OWN FUCKING BUSINESS XD!

• August 04, 2012 at 2:09 AM, Issac Valdmir Kojiro said ...

  documentary? *closes review*

  
  
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  August 04, 2012 at 1:17 AM, said ...

  I'm dat n*gga ai WEIWEIIIII

• August 04, 2012 at 12:59 AM, Lunatik said ...

  Im interested in this, guys like him are remarkable and I admire him for risking it all to bring awareness about whats going on.

  
  
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  August 04, 2012 at 12:16 AM, said ...

  When I saw the thumbnail, I thought this was about the bad guy from 3 Ninjas. I know I'm not the only one.

• August 03, 2012 at 9:22 PM, said ...

  Having spent time in China first time hitchhiking from Beijing to Hong Kong, and the second time studying in Kunming. I can definitely say there are a lot of challenges they face. On top of every Chinese citizens actively competing in the rat race that Chinese society has become. Constantly on that hustle. I can say a lot of people simply put; hate the CCP. Their discontentment is expressed when around foreigners. Many get fustrated but many just focus on making money. China is at an interesting crossroads. Will it become another Singapore?  or will they have democratic reform as they become more affluent?

  
  
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  August 03, 2012 at 8:42 PM, said ...

  Of course the chinese know about things that are made in china....its not like they can say anything to the government bout it......

• August 03, 2012 at 6:45 PM, said ...

  Good review guys. I'm really interested to go and see this movie now especially since I just came back from studying in China and seen many parts of China (including where the earthquakes happened in the Sichuan province). From your description, it seems like the documentary got a lot of things right about China and how the Chinese people are at an important crossroads right now. 

  
  

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